Aim: To explain a cultural aspects about Japan, using Japanese Animation and movie categories
Cultural Aspects: a lot of things can be learned, for example:
- clothes
- food
- history / famous stories
- places and scenery of Japan
- people and relationships
- beliefs (what people believe) and ideas
- language
- different people characters
- seasons of Japan
- other interesting things…
Method: Select a Animation movie and search for a specific “Movie Trailer”; its a preview of the movie
Procedure: Search for your own Animation Trailer on YouTube
Teacher Example:
Steps: May 11th Slide 1 to 6 please finish
- Slide 1: Paste URL into a new PowerPoint. Title is “Culture and Cartoons”
- Slide 2: Watch the video! Then write what the Story Plot is (30 words).
- Slide 3: Describe the location of the movie – where is the movie setting? include a picture
- Slide 4 – 5: Describe two main characters – who are the main people or animals in the movie? Name; appearance (look); personality / character.
- Slide 6a: In your own words: what does this movie teach about Japanese – culture, people, stories, food, customs, clothes / costumes… (50 words)
- Bonus Slide 6b: Make a list of your top three animation movies
- Slide 7: Recommendation (30 words)
Language objectives: To focus on introducing your content to foreigners.
Slide 2: explain the main point of the story
Slide 3: is the location real or fantasy, what things about the location can you describe
Slide 4 – 5: explain personalities, relationships, and interesting things about the characters in the story
Slide 6a: link to the cultural ideas (above) based on
- based on our own experiences
- by opinion: everyone knows about this animation
- your impression: about how well the animation connects to Japan culture
- to achieve the goal of the exercise
Bonus Slide 6b: list or compare your 3 favorite animations;
- explain why you like these animations
- explain what is similar or different about them
Slide 7: Giving a recommendation. There are several ways to give your recommendation. Recommend a foreigner to:
- the story plot; or
- location of the movie; or
- the characters; or
- what you can learn about Japanese people
Working Criteria: check your content and the goal of the exercise by;
- read aloud your content and self-evaluate;
- check the content is easy to understand;
- if you are not sure then try using different words
- go back to the slide objectives, ask your group members to read your slides – get feedback